Plumaria plumosa (Hudson) O. Kuntze
Also known as Plumaria elegans (Bonnemaison) Schmitz
Description: Soft, tufted, flaccid, dull
blackish or brownish-red fronds, monosiphonous, corticate below,
ecorticate above, to 100 mm long. Fronds repeatedly pinnate,
branching dichotomous or alternate, ramuli opposite. Ultimate
ramuli close-set, blunt, recurved, longer on outer side than on
inner (bottom picture).
Habitat: On shady vertical rock faces (above),
lower intertidal, widely distributed, may be very abundant
between closely set boulders on southern and western shores.
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